IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT LEVEL I

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IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT LEVEL I

• CONSERVATION PLANNING AND IWM

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CONSERVATION PLANNING

• OBJECTIVES - WHY ARE WE HERE?
• PRODUCER
• PRODUCTION
• LABOR
• ON-FARM INFRASTRUCTURE
• RESOURCE
• SOIL
• WATER (QUALITY/QUANTITY)
• AIR
• PLANTS
• ANIMALS

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CONSERVATION PLANNING

• REFERENCES
• GENERAL MANUAL
• FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDE AND TECHNICAL NOTES
• MONTANA SUPPLEMENT TO THE EFM
• FOOD SECURITY ACT MANUAL 3RD EDITION
• MONTANA IRRIGATION GUIDE AND MANUAL
• NEH PART 652 IRRIGATION GUIDE
• NATIONAL PLANNING PROCEDURES HANDBOOK
• CUSTOMER SERVICE TOOLKIT USER GUIDES

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CONSERVATION PLANNING

• REFERENCES (CONTINUED)
• NEPA/MEPA
• THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES (GM 190 PART
  410)
• WILD AND SCENIC RIVER (FOTG)
• PRIME AND UNIQUE FARMLAND (GM 310 PART 403 AND
  FOTG SEC. II)
• FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
• A GUIDE TO STREAM PERMITTING IN MONTANA
• CULTURAL RESOURCES MANUAL GM PART 420-401
• CONSERVATION PROGRAM MANUALS
• SOIL SURVEY MANUAL (PUBLISHED AND ELECTRONIC
• NATIONAL ENGINEERING MANUAL

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CONSERVATION PLANNING

• WHAT IS A PLAN?
• IT IS A DYNAMIC PROCESS
• SETS THE FRAMWORK FOR IMPLEMENTING A RESOURCE
  MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• COMPLETED IN STEPS (PROGRESSIVE)
• DESIGNED FOR THE CUSTOMER NEEDS
• PLAN IS ONLY OF VALUE IF IMPLEMENTED
• IMPLEMENTATION REQUIRES QUALITY, DETAILED PLANS
  BASED ON RESOURCE OBJECTIVES AND PRODUCERS
  CAPABILITY TO IMPLEMENT

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CONSERVATION PLANNING

• YOU AND THE PLAN
• CAN INVOLVE A COMPLEX SET OF RESOURCES,
  ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS, ECONOMICS AND
  SOCIAL CONDITIONS
• GO AS FAR AS YOU CAN WITH YOUR EXPERIENCE AND
  TRAINING
• COORDINATE WITH SPECIALISTS

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CONSERVATION PLANNING

• PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION/RESOURCE CONCERNS AND
  PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS
• SWAPA
• STARTING THE DOCUMENTATION PROCESS
• MT-CPA-9 RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION WORKSHEET
• CPA-52 ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION WORKSHEET
• ENG-220

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CONSERVATION PLANNING

• RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING
  CONSIDERATIONS
• SOILS WIND EROSION, WATER EROSION, SOIL HEALTH,
  LEACHING
• WATER
• QUANTITY (DELIVERY SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE AND
  RELIABILITY WATER RIGHTS TE SPECIES CONCERNS
• QUALITY SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER (SUSPENDED
  SOLIDS, SALINITY, CHEMICALS)

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CONSERVATION PLANNING

• RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING
  CONSIDERATIONS
• AIR QUALITY IS GENERALLY NOT A PROBLEM EXCEPT
  WITH EXCESSIVE EROSION DURING PRACTICE
  IMPLEMENTATION OR LAND PREPARATION PRIOR TO
  PLANTING, I.E. CULTIVATION, LAND PLANING

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CONSERVATION PLANNING

• RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING
  CONSIDERATIONS
• PLANTS TYPES OF PLANTS GROWN, CROP SEQUENCE,
  WEEDS, PLANT ADAPABILITY, INSECTS
• ANIMALS EXISTING OR PLANNED IMPACTS TO DOMESTIC
  AND WILDLIFE (TE SPECIES)

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CONSERVATION PLANNING

• RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING
  CONSIDERATIONS
• HUMAN ENERGY CONSERVATION, ECONOMIC IMPACTS
  (SHORT/LONG TERM), LABOR, SOCIAL
• SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
• NEPA, CLEAN WATER ACT (NATIONAL AND STATE
• WETLANDS
• FLOODPLAINS
• CULTURAL RESOURCES
• TE
• PRIME AND UNIQUE FARMLANDS
• WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS

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CONSERVATION PLANNING

• RESOURCE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PLANNING
  CONSIDERATIONS
• LAWS AND REGULATIONS
• 404 PERMITS (COE)
• STATE AND LOCAL (SB310, 3A, ETC.)
• MITIGATION (WETLANDS)

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CONSERVATION PLANNING

• DETERMINE OBJECTIVES LANDOWNER AND RESOURCE
• PLANNER MUST FULLY UNDERSTAND THE LANDUSERS
  OBJECTIVE
• OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO PROMOTE THE WISE USE OF THE
  RESOURCES WITH MINIMUM IMPACT TO THE ENVIRONMENT
• INVENTORY RESOURCES
• MT EFH MONTANA ENGINEERING PRACTICE PLANNING
  AND DESIGN GUIDE
• MT-ENG-220 IRRIGATION INVENTORY SHEET
• ANALYZE DATA
• FIRI, MT IRRIGATION MANUAL AND GUIDE

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CONSERVATION PLANNING

• FORMULATE AND EVALUATE ALTERNATIVES
• THINK ABOUT ALL POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES
• HOW WILL THE ALTERNATIVE(S) FIT THE RESOURCE
  MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PRACTICES MANAGEMENT
  CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• FORMULATE THE MOST PROMISING
• EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR PLANNING AND
  APPLICATION DISCIPLINES TO COORDINATE
• PRESENT TO THE LANDOWNER IN A FORM HE/SHE CAN
  UNDERSTAND
• DISCUSS PROS AND CONS OF EACH

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CONSERVATION PLANNING

• CLIENT DECISIONS
• DOCUMENT LANDUSER DECISIONS IN CUSTOMER SERVICE
  TOOLKIT FOR ALL PLANNING (CONS 68) AND
  CONTRACTING (AD 1155)
• IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
• DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
• INCLUDES INSTALLATION PHASE AND PROJECT
  INSPECTION/CERTIFICATION

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CONSERVATION PLANNING

• EVALUATION/MONITORING/FOLLOWUP
• DID WE MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PLAN? (WATER
  SAVINGS, LABOR, STRUCTURAL CHANGES, ETC.)
• TIME TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS
• CONTINUED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR
  LANDUSER.AND NRCS